Empire MMA and Self-defense is a results-driven youth program with 25 competitors across 5 tournaments.
They win gold 28% of the time, finish 36% of wins by submission, retain 67% of first-time competitors.
A technically advanced program in Baton Rouge — the competition results speak for themselves.
Win rate across 5 tracked tournaments, benchmarked against small-size academies.
Among 7948 small academies, above average gold rate.
Finish rate, scoring patterns, and how Empire MMA and Self-defense closes out victories.
Similar-size avg: 48%
Placement distribution across all tracked competitions.
Similar-size avg: 11% gold
Fighter tier distribution across the competitive roster.
13% of roster is Elite or higher
Performance metrics segmented by belt level.
Strongest: White (7 fighters)
Match frequency and competition cadence over 5 months.
Similar-size avg: ~72/year
What percentage of athletes return after their first competition.
Similar-size avg: 34%
Cross-belt consistency and ranking performance.
Similar-size avg: 0%
| # | Fighter | Belt | M/F | St | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Owen Marino | White | 11-2 | 411 | LA | – | ||||
| 2 | Hudson Lucas | White | 7-4 | 113 | LA | – | ||||
| 3 | Levi Thibodeaux | Grey | 8-9 | 114 | LA | – | ||||
| 4 | Grant Drinkwater | White | 1-1 | – | 1 | LA | – | |||
| 5 | Kegan Brigalia | Grey | 3-5 | 121 | LA | – | ||||
| 6 | Krew Fontenot | Grey | 10-9 | 251 | LA | – | ||||
| 7 | Pierce Jacob Campbell | Grey | 1-9 | – | 12 | LA | – | |||
| 8 | Hayes Stout | White | 2-6 | – | 13 | LA | – |
| # | Fighter | Belt | M/F | St | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Owen Marino | White | 11-2 | 411 | LA | – | ||||
| 2 | Hudson Lucas | White | 7-4 | 113 | LA | – | ||||
| 3 | Levi Thibodeaux | Grey | 8-9 | 114 | LA | – | ||||
| 4 | Grant Drinkwater | White | 1-1 | – | 1 | LA | – | |||
| 5 | Kegan Brigalia | Grey | 3-5 | 121 | LA | – | ||||
| 6 | Krew Fontenot | Grey | 10-9 | 251 | LA | – | ||||
| 7 | Pierce Jacob Campbell | Grey | 1-9 | – | 12 | LA | – | |||
| 8 | Hayes Stout | White | 2-6 | – | 13 | LA | – | |||
| 9 | Rhett Thibodeaux | White | 2-8 | – | LA | – | ||||
| 10 | Aurora Henson | White | 2-7 | – | 1 | LA | – | |||
| 11 | Rodney Henson | White | 0-6 | – | – | LA | – | |||
| 12 | Reece Thibodeaux | White | 0-4 | – | – | 1 | LA | – | ||
| 13 | Andreana Pizzolato | Grey | 0-4 | – | – | 1 | LA | – | ||
| 14 | Kensyn Canova | White | 0-4 | – | – | 2 | LA | – | ||
| 15 | Morgan Franklin | Blue | 0-2 | – | – | LA | – | |||
| 16 | Asher Berthelot | White | 0-2 | – | – | LA | – | |||
| 17 | Gracen Salter | White | 0-4 | – | – | LA | – | |||
| 18 | Peirce Campbell | White | 0-2 | – | – | LA | – | |||
| 19 | Braylon Lockhart | 0-2 | – | – | LA | – | ||||
| 20 | Colt Prejean | White | 1-2 | 1 | LA | – | ||||
| 21 | Kylar Fuselier | White | 0-2 | – | – | 1 | LA | – | ||
| 22 | Gabriel Najar | White | 1-2 | LA | – | |||||
| 23 | Gael Najar | White | 3-1 | LA | – | |||||
| 24 | Harrison Berthelot | White | 0-2 | – | – | LA | – | |||
| 25 | Colt Prejean | White | 0-2 | – | – | LA | – |